TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Vitalii Volodchenko
AIMS:
• Increase awareness about Healthy Lifestyle in the frame of Global Responsibility among youth workers
• Empower youth workers with tools, methods and ways to understand Healthy Lifestyle and Global Responsibility and act as multipliers on these issues
• Create a shift in young minds from personal to Global Responsibility
• Create a platform for youth workers who work in the field of health and Healthy Lifestyle, to exchange ideas and share teaching methods.
• Develop a guidebook for youth workers about Healthy Lifestyle in the frame of Global Responsibility, which will contain knowledge, tools, resources and material
The Training course will gather 24 participants, from the following target group: youth workers, social workers, group leaders, youth leaders, because they realize an important role as multipliers of knowledge among youth and other community groups. The target groups should have the following background: those who feel “overwhelmed” from the work, who have a need to understand better life, realize their purpose of life. Moreover, the should have the following needs: to obtain and exchange good practices and working methods of working in field of health and Healthy Lifestyle, find difference in the way to organize themselves, be aware of their time, their actions, their energy, their objectives in life.
The program of the course based on non-formal education and will be conducted using an interactive and participative approach. Active group/team work, role-plays, outdoor activities and plenary discussions, as well as theoretical inputs and technical learning will characterize the program of the course in order to cover all aspects of the project themes.
Various non formal activities designed for this project leave a mark on the participants’ lives on a physical, psychological and mental level. Thus, participants by starting taking care about their personal Healthy Lifestyle moved from the individual to society and the world, from local to Global. Practical knowledge they gain during this TC and exchange with other youth workers, they significantly improve, motivation to work in the field of health, Healthy Lifestyle, Global Responsibility, satisfaction of their work, sense of initiative and thus their future career perspectives
We expect following impact on participating organizations: Improved professional competencies of their members, thus improvement quality in their youth work and raising of their capacities, efficiency of solving community problems; Enhances stronger cooperation with partner countries in regard of quality of youth activities; Increased mobility within Erasmus+ Programme; Become more aware of international program working towards lifelong learning; Changed attitude towards their health and Healthy Lifestyle; Improving their health and their lifestyle habits.
We were 3 team members in the team, we completely develop and design and implement the program of the project. Additionally I conduct morning yoga classes for everyone who were interested.